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VOLUME 81 NUMBER 14
Pro Urbe et Universitate
Friday, April 4, 1986
NEWS/ADVERTISING (415) 666-6122
Taking Flight.
Photo by Damon A. Burrisff ogirurii
Like many others. Senior Biology major Kevin O'Shea can't quite get back into the mood of sehool after
Spring vacation. Continued good weather templed many to build on tans begun last week, replacing
academic endeavors with more sporty efforts. However, sooner or later, O'Shea will, as well as the many
others, grudgingly trod back into the confining halls of education.
Trustees Vote
For Divestment
Vote to Break Ties
With South Africa
By ERIC UELAND
And PATRICK HITCHCOCK
After a week of student activity and heated debate among
members, the Board of Trustees of the University of San
Francisco voted to divest the University's stock portfolio of
all holdings in companies doing business in South Africa.
No Confidence Unanimous
ASUSF Senate Reprimands
Vice President Perez
By FRANCIS KELLY
Declaring that ASUSF Vice
Picsidcnt Oscar Perez's conduct
■•.is "an embarrassment to the Senate, an embarrassment to the student body, and an embarrassment
■" the public." ASUSF Greek
Council Chairman Charles Malaret
M^'-iiheaded a unanimous vote of
no confidence against him, 14-0, at
•he ASUSF Senate meeting March
President Stephanie
""iHlhead, in a press release concerning the move, stated that. "It
Is not the role of the President to
""crvene in strictly legislative
tanch controversies."
I lie vote came after a tumultu-
"*•■- 2-hour session that Treasurer
Suzanne Ross called "adisgrace."
D**-gruntlement with Perez's par-
•unentary command, building
had submitted to the newspaper.
Freshman Class President Steve
Mullins, who had earlier twice left
his seat to speak with Brennan
during Fr. Lo Schiavo's presentation, responded, saying that "I
think, maybe, we should freeze the
Foghorn's funds until they chang
their editorial policies."
Perez immediately recognized
this as a motion; Senator Steve
Kennedy seconded this proposition. Eric Ueland, managing editor
of the Foghorn then rose to address
a confused* Senate, asserting that
the motion "was illegitimate,
foolish, and ill-founded, for several reasons," including the fact
that the USF Media Council, according to its 1981 by-laws, "has
first and final arbitration over any
question of editorial content."
Brennan interrupted Ueland.
calling him "a spineless wimp' for
supporting the Foghorn editorial
After a week of student activity
and heated debate among members, the Board of Trustees of the
University of San Francisco voted
to divest the University's stock
portfolio of ail holdings in companies doing business in South Africa.
The divestment, to occur over a
multi-year schedule yet to be determined, is to be "consistent with
the Board's fiduciary responsibility."
The trustees, after digesting a 60
page report submitted by the Com-
ittee on Ethical Investment last December, questioned committee
chairman Joseph Sehee, Association Director of Campus Ministry.
Sehee suggested to the Board that
they establish a committee to acquaint themselves more fully with
the issue "if they were not satisfied
with the Findings reached by this
group of faculty, staff and students."
"In order to understand this
issue." Sehee said, "you have to
go through many levels of understanding to get at the heart of it.
The committee had met for several
months, and put in numerous hours
before our recommendation
emerged. We just wanted to insure
the Board's responsibility."
Sehee "was somewhat surprised
at first, that the situation was
Eight Percent Tuition Hike Slated
For school Year 1986-87
By NED NICKERSON
After stating earlier this year
"tuition is going to increase
S|nce last October, was fanned by there's no doubt about that," Fr.
"' incident that evening. John Lo Schiavo. President of the
Woodhead left the session after University of San Francisco, con-
at $6,450 per year, will rise to In addition. University projec-
$6,970 per year, while full time tions show that student enrollment.
room and board will increase to a which dropped somewhat last
total of $1,845. Lo Schiavo as- semester, will reduce even more,
serted that he "was not happy" tc Primary student, and hence finan
do this: in fact, the University cial loss, comes from international
budget was prepared last De- students.
Slivering her report (delayed by finned this statement by announc- ccmber but (he President, calling Charlie Cross. University
1 '*'hn do Schiavo's announce- ing an average 8.06f/i tuition hike thc (-jgUres **way too high." sent it Budget Director, stated that "the
'"'-"l of tuition increases — sec for the 1986-87 school year. back t0 ^ pruneij. reason we are losing international
* ' ■ Page I). and Perez recog- One bright spot in the gloom: the Whj)e ,he Consumer prjce |ntiex students is the strength of the dol-
^•J student Tim Brennan. who amou8nt of money available for for (he Bay Afea on,y increased a ■„-. which is prohibitively high.
8*»ged in an emotional attack on financial aid has been increased nuxlest 4% for 1935, costs at USF making American college very
Foghorn. $400,000 for the 1986-87 school Spira|ieci Upward much faster, led costly to many outside America,
t with "ignoring five year. by a wage increase to the faculty
Tuition, which currently stands ^ average 7%
San Francisco
I •"'ying it with "ignoring
c,ter*-* to the editor." he alleged he
handled as peacefully js it was
Aftef some reflection. 1 realized
that if you can got people to sit
down and do the research, and
realize what a Jesuit institution is.
then they realize that there is only
one proper option. Looking back.
I'm-not that surprised."
"The University, the Board,
and the President hail the courage
to allow faculty, staff, and students
to be critical thinkers, to help determine the course of the University without instructing them on
what to do."
Sehee stresses that the Committee will study other investment issues. "We decided to work on a
case by case basis: but most definitely we will be seriously looking
at socially responsible investment
with regards to many issues. However, it's bound to take time, and I
don't expect a snowball effect regarding divestment."
The divestment decision will
affect approximately $2.3 million
worth of common stock held in
USF endowment funds. This is
?!'',. invested in 21 companies
Overall, this represents about I 5' -
< f the total endowment
Week of Activity
The Board discussed and voted
divestment as 30 students sat in
silent protest outside the meeting
room, mutely holding high a "USI
Out of South Africa" poster visible
to all the Trustees. This peaceful
protest was the capping moment ot
South Africa Awareness Week.
designed to further acquaint thc
students with the issues ol apai
the id
Highlights included a Wednes
day night screening of ihe video
cum documentan.. Son Cit*-,
and discussion afterwards regard
ing lhe politics of apartheid
Thursday evening, March ll>. .1
panel discussion was held on the
issue The panel included Kevin
Danaher of the Institute lor fo,K|
and Development, probably thc
foremost expert on South Alricj.
according to Sehee

sah
-
o f oghoRti
VOLUME 81 NUMBER 14
Pro Urbe et Universitate
Friday, April 4, 1986
NEWS/ADVERTISING (415) 666-6122
Taking Flight.
Photo by Damon A. Burrisff ogirurii
Like many others. Senior Biology major Kevin O'Shea can't quite get back into the mood of sehool after
Spring vacation. Continued good weather templed many to build on tans begun last week, replacing
academic endeavors with more sporty efforts. However, sooner or later, O'Shea will, as well as the many
others, grudgingly trod back into the confining halls of education.
Trustees Vote
For Divestment
Vote to Break Ties
With South Africa
By ERIC UELAND
And PATRICK HITCHCOCK
After a week of student activity and heated debate among
members, the Board of Trustees of the University of San
Francisco voted to divest the University's stock portfolio of
all holdings in companies doing business in South Africa.
No Confidence Unanimous
ASUSF Senate Reprimands
Vice President Perez
By FRANCIS KELLY
Declaring that ASUSF Vice
Picsidcnt Oscar Perez's conduct
■•.is "an embarrassment to the Senate, an embarrassment to the student body, and an embarrassment
■" the public." ASUSF Greek
Council Chairman Charles Malaret
M^'-iiheaded a unanimous vote of
no confidence against him, 14-0, at
•he ASUSF Senate meeting March
President Stephanie
""iHlhead, in a press release concerning the move, stated that. "It
Is not the role of the President to
""crvene in strictly legislative
tanch controversies."
I lie vote came after a tumultu-
"*•■- 2-hour session that Treasurer
Suzanne Ross called "adisgrace."
D**-gruntlement with Perez's par-
•unentary command, building
had submitted to the newspaper.
Freshman Class President Steve
Mullins, who had earlier twice left
his seat to speak with Brennan
during Fr. Lo Schiavo's presentation, responded, saying that "I
think, maybe, we should freeze the
Foghorn's funds until they chang
their editorial policies."
Perez immediately recognized
this as a motion; Senator Steve
Kennedy seconded this proposition. Eric Ueland, managing editor
of the Foghorn then rose to address
a confused* Senate, asserting that
the motion "was illegitimate,
foolish, and ill-founded, for several reasons," including the fact
that the USF Media Council, according to its 1981 by-laws, "has
first and final arbitration over any
question of editorial content."
Brennan interrupted Ueland.
calling him "a spineless wimp' for
supporting the Foghorn editorial
After a week of student activity
and heated debate among members, the Board of Trustees of the
University of San Francisco voted
to divest the University's stock
portfolio of ail holdings in companies doing business in South Africa.
The divestment, to occur over a
multi-year schedule yet to be determined, is to be "consistent with
the Board's fiduciary responsibility."
The trustees, after digesting a 60
page report submitted by the Com-
ittee on Ethical Investment last December, questioned committee
chairman Joseph Sehee, Association Director of Campus Ministry.
Sehee suggested to the Board that
they establish a committee to acquaint themselves more fully with
the issue "if they were not satisfied
with the Findings reached by this
group of faculty, staff and students."
"In order to understand this
issue." Sehee said, "you have to
go through many levels of understanding to get at the heart of it.
The committee had met for several
months, and put in numerous hours
before our recommendation
emerged. We just wanted to insure
the Board's responsibility."
Sehee "was somewhat surprised
at first, that the situation was
Eight Percent Tuition Hike Slated
For school Year 1986-87
By NED NICKERSON
After stating earlier this year
"tuition is going to increase
S|nce last October, was fanned by there's no doubt about that," Fr.
"' incident that evening. John Lo Schiavo. President of the
Woodhead left the session after University of San Francisco, con-
at $6,450 per year, will rise to In addition. University projec-
$6,970 per year, while full time tions show that student enrollment.
room and board will increase to a which dropped somewhat last
total of $1,845. Lo Schiavo as- semester, will reduce even more,
serted that he "was not happy" tc Primary student, and hence finan
do this: in fact, the University cial loss, comes from international
budget was prepared last De- students.
Slivering her report (delayed by finned this statement by announc- ccmber but (he President, calling Charlie Cross. University
1 '*'hn do Schiavo's announce- ing an average 8.06f/i tuition hike thc (-jgUres **way too high." sent it Budget Director, stated that "the
'"'-"l of tuition increases — sec for the 1986-87 school year. back t0 ^ pruneij. reason we are losing international
* ' ■ Page I). and Perez recog- One bright spot in the gloom: the Whj)e ,he Consumer prjce |ntiex students is the strength of the dol-
^•J student Tim Brennan. who amou8nt of money available for for (he Bay Afea on,y increased a ■„-. which is prohibitively high.
8*»ged in an emotional attack on financial aid has been increased nuxlest 4% for 1935, costs at USF making American college very
Foghorn. $400,000 for the 1986-87 school Spira|ieci Upward much faster, led costly to many outside America,
t with "ignoring five year. by a wage increase to the faculty
Tuition, which currently stands ^ average 7%
San Francisco
I •"'ying it with "ignoring
c,ter*-* to the editor." he alleged he
handled as peacefully js it was
Aftef some reflection. 1 realized
that if you can got people to sit
down and do the research, and
realize what a Jesuit institution is.
then they realize that there is only
one proper option. Looking back.
I'm-not that surprised."
"The University, the Board,
and the President hail the courage
to allow faculty, staff, and students
to be critical thinkers, to help determine the course of the University without instructing them on
what to do."
Sehee stresses that the Committee will study other investment issues. "We decided to work on a
case by case basis: but most definitely we will be seriously looking
at socially responsible investment
with regards to many issues. However, it's bound to take time, and I
don't expect a snowball effect regarding divestment."
The divestment decision will
affect approximately $2.3 million
worth of common stock held in
USF endowment funds. This is
?!'',. invested in 21 companies
Overall, this represents about I 5' -
< f the total endowment
Week of Activity
The Board discussed and voted
divestment as 30 students sat in
silent protest outside the meeting
room, mutely holding high a "USI
Out of South Africa" poster visible
to all the Trustees. This peaceful
protest was the capping moment ot
South Africa Awareness Week.
designed to further acquaint thc
students with the issues ol apai
the id
Highlights included a Wednes
day night screening of ihe video
cum documentan.. Son Cit*-,
and discussion afterwards regard
ing lhe politics of apartheid
Thursday evening, March ll>. .1
panel discussion was held on the
issue The panel included Kevin
Danaher of the Institute lor fo,K|
and Development, probably thc
foremost expert on South Alricj.
according to Sehee